CHEMISTRY
This scientist discovered radioactivity and won two Nobel Prizes in different scientific fields.
Marie Curie
He developed the theory of relativity, changing our understanding of space and time.
Albert Einstein
This scientist is known for developing the scientific method and emphasizing empirical observation.
Francis Bacon
She contributed to the discovery of the DNA double helix through her X‑ray diffraction images.
Rosalind Franklin
This scientist identified oxygen and helped establish modern chemical nomenclature.
Antoine Lavoisier
This physicist discovered the law of universal gravitation.
Isaac Newton
This scientist proposed the idea of continental drift long before plate tectonics was accepted.
Alfred Wegener
This biologist studied pea plants and is known as the father of genetics.
Gregor Mendel
This chemist's work on the ozone layer earned him a Nobel Prize and raised global awareness about environmental ethics.
Mario Molina
This physicist unified electricity and magnetism into a single theory.
James Clerk Maxwell
He is known as the father of modern science for his work on the scientific method.
Galileo Galilei
He developed the theory of evolution by natural selection.
Charles Darwin
This scientist's work on chemical bonds and electronegativity earned him a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Linus Pauling
This female physicist made groundbreaking contributions to nuclear fission but was excluded from the Nobel Prize.
Lise Meitner
This scientist's work with electricity and the lightning rod made him a key figure in early scientific experimentation.
Benjamin Franklin
This scientist discovered penicillin by accident.
Alexander Fleming
He created the periodic table and arranged elements by atomic mass.
Dmitri Mendeleev
This scientist predicted the existence of antimatter and contributed to quantum mechanics.
Paul Dirac
This scientist's work on vaccination laid the foundation for immunology.
Edward Jenner
This scientist's work with fruit flies helped establish the chromosomal theory of inheritance.
Thomas Hunt Morgan